Lawn Mower Maintenance

[metaldad]

just did my rider. oil, filters, grease, sharpened blades. need to get a few METRIC bolts that got lost.
push mower, weed whacker are next
i need to repair pusher deck. paint is bubbling, a few small holes thru rotted

 

[oldbee]

Lol, tractor&mower done last fall. No Bee in garage, so there was plenty of room(and bored)! In fact, there’s still a lot of room there. D—- It!

 

[Scott Engelhardt]

My mower actually ran still, ran like **** but it ran.

 

[Bb70charger500]

Well I like picking on the next person down the line just like everyone, but some people just shouldnt touch mechanical things! (Just like I shouldn't touch the stuff in a computer!)
Everyone has there strong points ,and I think everyone should know basic eng knowledge but they don't!
Funny thing you guys know that TV add with the kids trying to change a tire .... For real my wife ran into a pair just like that ! So young couple has a flat tire all doors open trunk And hood open ! My wife being noisy stopped to ask if they needed to use her phone! Kid says he called someone already ,wife said so what's wrong it won't run? Kid says no just a flat ,wife said why is hood up ? He said he thought that's how you fixed it!he couldn't find the spare tire or tools ! So after she got a chuckle in she showed him where the tire was and the tools as he took it out he said well now what so my wife talked him threw the job and after it was all done the kids dad showed up said oh you did it ,I knew you would figure it out ,then it occurred that my wife showed him what to do ,she said the look on the father's face knowing a young girl had to show his son how to change a tire ,was priceless!

 

[kiwigtx]

Don't have to check the oil in mine ever...I have a two-stroke mower. Oil and gs are mixed.....only need to change the spark plug every 6 months or so...from oil fouling. I keep my mower clean, and I have been told I probably have the oldest Victor Bronco still running in the area. ....approaching 20 years now. Still cuts the grass, and it gets a service at the shop every couple years or so.

 

[Richard Cranium]

How many years did it take to get that bad?

 

[themechanic]

Its easier to remove the bottom plug !!

That is not the procedure for the Honda engine. Maybe it is for an old Briggs & Stratton engine.

 

[themechanic]

How many years did it take to get that bad?

My guess is 2 years.

 

[fratzog lover]

Don't have to check the oil in mine ever...I have a two-stroke mower. Oil and gs are mixed.....only need to change the spark plug every 6 months or so...from oil fouling. I keep my mower clean, and I have been told I probably have the oldest Victor Bronco still running in the area. ....approaching 20 years now. Still cuts the grass, and it gets a service at the shop every couple years or so.

2 stroke! Ha! You do know you are ruining the environment? 10 demerits for the Kiwiman. And you have to serve community service. lunch for 5 days in a row with AOC.

 

[Bad Sport]

And you have to serve community service. lunch for 5 days in a row with AOC.

Whew.................that's harsh.

 

[kiwigtx]

2 stroke! Ha! You do know you are ruining the environment? 10 demerits for the Kiwiman. And you have to serve community service. lunch for 5 days in a row with AOC.

Me ruin the environment????.....I think our PM Taxcinda has done that already.

 

[fratzog lover]

We can still have 2 strokes in New Jersey-for now. It's probably on the cutting list for our goofy governor.

 

[JB400]

Two stroke engines and I do not get along too well.

I do pretty well with my mowers. Clean the filter at least once a year, sharpen the blade twice a year, and oil change as needed.

I recommend stepping up and get a gator blade. Put one on my mower, and it was well worth it. No more of those 3-1 blades.